An earlier blood transfusion- done when hemoglobin levels were higher - after major general or vascular surgery among people ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis found no clear advantage for automated red cell exchange. For patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), exchange transfusion has benefits over simple transfusion ...

Cross-circulation was performed without anticoagulants through silastic-Teflon arteriovenous forearm cannulas, 7 which were interconnected artery to vein during cross-circulation by an 80-cm. length ...

A blood transfusion is a way of adding blood to your body after an illness or injury. If your body is missing one or more of the components that make up healthy blood, a transfusion can help supply ...

Blood transfusions work to replace blood that is lost due to injury, surgery, or to treat medical conditions. The type of blood transfusion given depends on the reason for requiring one. This article ...

We compared intra-procedural neonatal pain, agitation and sedation scale (N-PASS) scores between a novel ‘continuous arteriovenous exchange’ (CAVE) and conventional pull-push (PP) techniques of ...

The transfusion of red blood cells stored for more than 21 days is no more harmful than fresh red blood cell transfusions, according to a study published in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.